URB-D.02.A - Energy Consumption Reporting
Does the company report regularly on its energy consumption?
About the data
The WBA Urban Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies on their efforts to shape sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban environments, tracking how companies address essential urban needs while respecting planetary boundaries across dimensions including decent work and human rights, environmental and climate impacts, social inclusion, and sustainability leadership. The 2026 edition assessed 300 companies across four key industries shaping urban environments: real estate, construction and engineering, transport, and utilities. Companies were scored on 24 urban-specific indicators plus 18 core social indicators, spanning four measurement areas: sustainable governance, inclusive cities, healthy cities, and climate change and resilient cities. The benchmark is designed to incentivise the private sector to take adequate responsibility for its role in ensuring affordable, safe and inclusive urban environments for all. More information can be found here.
Methodology
As contributors to 80% of the world’s GDP (The World Bank, 2023), urban areas require an
uninterrupted supply of energy to function. The high concentration of economic activities in urban
areas means they are also a major consumer of the global energy supply, consuming up to 75% of
global primary energy (UN-Habitat, 2023). Achieving sustainable urban development requires
prioritising energy efficiency across all urban assets, transport infrastructures and service provision,
while also embracing the broader energy transition towards cleaner, renewable energy sources. Urban
companies should align their strategies with global decarbonisation goals and foster the adoption of
renewable energy and technologies contributing to both energy efficiency and the energy transition.
Research Guidance
The company must disclose the following information:
Energy consumption from renewable sources.
Break down its reporting on its energy consumption from renewable sources into clear categorical distinctions.
Energy consumption from non-renewable sources.
Break down its reporting on its energy consumption from non-renewable sources into clear categorical distinctions.
Note that if the company reports its overall energy consumption, it must disclose non-renewable and renewable consumption with clear categorical distinctions of the energy sources.
Datapoints must be no older than three years.
The data must cover the company's entire operations, and must be disclosed using absolute values.
uninterrupted supply of energy to function. The high concentration of economic activities in urban
areas means they are also a major consumer of the global energy supply, consuming up to 75% of
global primary energy (UN-Habitat, 2023). Achieving sustainable urban development requires
prioritising energy efficiency across all urban assets, transport infrastructures and service provision,
while also embracing the broader energy transition towards cleaner, renewable energy sources. Urban
companies should align their strategies with global decarbonisation goals and foster the adoption of
renewable energy and technologies contributing to both energy efficiency and the energy transition.
Research Guidance
The company must disclose the following information:
Energy consumption from renewable sources.
Break down its reporting on its energy consumption from renewable sources into clear categorical distinctions.
Energy consumption from non-renewable sources.
Break down its reporting on its energy consumption from non-renewable sources into clear categorical distinctions.
Note that if the company reports its overall energy consumption, it must disclose non-renewable and renewable consumption with clear categorical distinctions of the energy sources.
Datapoints must be no older than three years.
The data must cover the company's entire operations, and must be disclosed using absolute values.
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Assessment
Steward Assessed
Report Type
Aggregate Data Report